Association between perceived racial discrimination and hypertension: findings from the ELSA-Brasil study

• Main Authors: Patrícia Miranda Mendes (Author), Aline Araújo Nobre (Author), Rosane Härter Griep (Author), Joanna Miguez Nery Guimarães (Author), Leidjaira Lopes Juvanhol (Author), Sandhi Maria Barreto (Author), Alexandre Pereira (Author), Dóra Chor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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"Pardos" and blacks in Brazil and blacks in the USA are at greater risk of developing arterial hypertension than whites, and the causes of this inequality are still little understood. Psychosocial and contextual factors, including racial discrimination, are indicated as conditions associat...